Heat: The Rise of Latino Players in Baseball.
Publisher: Emmis Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: S.l
Language: eng
Description: Latino players in baseball today are hot. Nine of the twenty starters in the All-Star game last July, for example, were of Latin descent. Many of baseballs biggest stars are Latino, from David Ortiz to Vladimir Guerrero to Luis Pujols, the list goes on and on.   In words and pictures, Heat explores the Latino players experience beginning in the 1950s with such pioneers as Felipe Alou and Roberto Clemente, and then moves decade by decade to todays biggest stars, such as Alex Rodriguez and Miguel Tejada. In the early years, Latino players suffered racial and cultural prejudice, being seen as stupid or temperamental, mostly because they did not speak English. At the same time they were hailed for their tremendous athleticism, from Juan Marichals high leg kick to Orlando Cepedas tremendous power.  Todays Latino players still meet racism, but more often are celebrated as heroes  in America as well as in their home countries. Hermoso has captured these stories through original interviews while Rivera\'s images possess an even deeper resonance  the faces of men from other countries who truly are living the American dream.